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Perth and Western Australia Aboriginal rights events for your diary
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Event: Wed 26 June 2013: Perth, WA
An Introduction to ALSWA
"Would you like to know more about the
Aboriginal Legal Service of WA?
Come along to a free information session
with guest speakers from ALSWA.
Introduction by ALSWA CEO Dennis Eggington."
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (ALSWA)
Flyer: http://www.als.org.au/images/stories/CLE/intro%20to%20alswa%20workshop%2...
Newsletter date: 21 June 2013
WGAR events postings for each State and Territory: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/03/about-wgar-news-wgar-events-postings
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Event: Fri 21 June 2013: South Brisbane, Qld
HOW THE WEST WAS LOST a film by David Noakes
Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy Family Night
"The story of the 1946 Aboriginal pastoral workers’ strike
An event more important than the Eureka Stockade but
never recorded in written histories - the passive resistance
by 800 Aboriginal station workers, from 23 different
By Carl Gibson - 18 June, 2013
"... the Persian Gulf, the critical oil and natural gas-producing region that we fought so many wars to try and protect our economy from the adverse impact of losing that supply or having it available only at very high prices." -John Bolton, George W. Bush's ambassador to the United Nations
All the hubbub over Syria is all about oil. And if you don't believe me, believe John Bolton.
Concerned Australians Striking the Wrong Note - By Michelle Harris
Aboriginal advocate Olga Havnen, in her Lowitja O’Donoghue oration has asked a critical question. She asks what has been the psychological impact of the Intervention on Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory. It is surprising that so little attention has been given to this critical, yet in some ways tenuous, link before now.
Come along early or stay afterwards for the Refugee Welcome Fiesta at the Fremantle Esplande, which features middle eastern dancing, global food stalls, buskers, arts & craft and lots more to do & see.
For the Harmony Walk- Please Meet at the Refugee Welcome Fiesta at the Fremantle Esplanade at 1.00 pm. We will then walk through Fremantle together before returning to the Esplanade at 1.20 pm.
World Refugee Week celebrates a diverse and welcoming Australia!
Come along early or stay afterwards for the Refugee Welcome Fiesta at the Fremantle Esplande, which features middle eastern dancing, global food stalls, buskers, arts and craft and lots more to do & see.
For the Harmony Walk- Please Meet at the Refugee Welcome Fiesta at the Fremantle Esplanade at 1.00 pm. We will then walk through Fremantle together before returning to the Esplanade at 1.20 pm.
World Refugee Week celebrates a diverse and welcoming Australia!
In the final stages of the conflict in the Northern Sri Lanka, the Government of Sri Lanka encouraged hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians to gather in “No Fire Zones”, where they said they would be safe. Government forces then subjected these zones to sustained shelling. Food queues, hospitals & aid convoys were all attacked by the Sri Lankan military & Government Officials denied adequate supplies of food & medicine to the trapped civilians.
In the final stages of the conflict in the Northern Sri Lanka, the Government of Sri Lanka encouraged hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians to gather in “No Fire Zones”, where they said they would be safe. Government forces then subjected these zones to sustained shelling. Food queues, hospitals & aid convoys were all attacked by the Sri Lankan military & Government Officials denied adequate supplies of food & medicine to the trapped civilians.
By Stephanie Dalzell, ABC
Friday Mar 15, 2013
Brother Olly Pickett was building wheelchairs for children in a tiny workshop in Cambodia when he came across one of the youngest workers in the group.
The 15-year-old amputee was propped up on his knees, undeterred by the rough concrete floor he was kneeling on.
He was helping construct one of a dozen wheelchairs for children on the outskirts of the town who struggled to get to the local school each day.
